Viktoria Marinova, 30, had reported on investigation into corruption involving EU fundsA Bulgarian journalist who reported on an investigation into alleged corruption involving EU funds has been raped and murdered in the border town of Ruse on the Danube river, authorities said on Sunday. Bulgarian prosecutors said the body of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova had been found in a … [Read more...]

Automakers failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions risk writing a big check to the European Union.Manufacturers ranging from Renault SA to Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler AG are on the hook for total fines in excess of 14 billion euros ($16 billion), should they fail to comply with tighter emission regulation phased in from 2020 and in full force the next year, an analysis by IHS … [Read more...]

The grip of bears on Turkish assets tightened as the nation’s souring relationship with the U.S. added to investor concern over authorities’ inability to put a lid on inflation, sending its currency to a fresh record low and driving up bond yields.The lira plunged more than 3 percent to 5.4385 per dollar, taking this year’s losses to almost 30 percent, … [Read more...]

Twelve Russians indicted by Mueller ahead of Putin summit but Stone tells Guardian: No evidence of collaboration or collusionThe political operative Roger Stone has admitted he is probably the Donald Trump associate cited in a dozen Russian military intelligence officers were charged with hacking and leaking the emails of senior Democrats. The indictment says the Russians, … [Read more...]

London’s moribund luxury homes market is showing signs of bottoming out.Values in the best districts rose 1.2 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, the fastest annual rate in almost three years, as buyers took advantage of price cuts after higher sales taxes damped demand. More homeowners are also looking to sell, and deals are rising as pricing becomes more … [Read more...]

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to suspend new tariffs while negotiating over trade, pulling the U.S. and Europe back from the edge of a transatlantic trade war.The leaders pledged to expand European imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas and soybeans and both vowed to lower industrial tariffs, excluding autos. The U.S. and … [Read more...]

Elin Ersson refused to sit down on Gothenburg flight until man being sent to Afghanistan was removedA lone student activist on board a plane at Gothenburg airport has prevented the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker from Sweden by refusing to sit down until the man was removed from the flight. Her successful protest, footage of which spread rapidly across the internet, … [Read more...]

London (CNN)A giant 'Trump Baby' balloon is set to be flown close to the UK Parliament during US President Donald Trump's visit to London next week after the Mayor of London gave the go-ahead, it was announced Thursday.A spokesperson for the Mayor said: "The Mayor supports the right to peaceful protest and understands that this can take many different forms. His city operations … [Read more...]

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, during Trump’s visit to Europe next month, according to two people familiar with the matter.Two possibilities for the meeting are either before the NATO summit in Brussels on July 11 or after Trump’s visit to Britain on July 13, one of the people said.Both people asked for … [Read more...]

An end to our 35-year struggle for safe, legal abortion is at last in sight, writes senator and campaigner Ivana BacikIreland has spoken and we have made history. The clause inserted into our constitution in 1983 that bestowed on the unborn a right to life equal to that of a pregnant woman can at last be removed. Exit polls project and official results are expected to confirm … [Read more...]

Rome (CNN)A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality "does not matter."Vatican spokesman Greg Burke told CNN on Monday: "We do not normally comment on the Pope's private conversations."Fernando Karadima, the man who abused Cruz, was found guilty of abuse by the Vatican in 2011.Last Friday, all the bishops … [Read more...]

More than 30 aides to President announced her plans to resign in a statement released by the White House.In an earlier memo released Feb. 16, Kelly said that the administration must “do better” in its handling of security clearances. Kelly said he would discontinue all “Top Secret or SCI-level interim clearances” for people who have ongoing … [Read more...]

An old New Wave rock band that’s never released a No. 1 song in the U.S. is selling more concert tickets than the biggest pop stars in the world.Depeche Mode, the British synth-pop group formed in 1980, is having one of the most remarkable tours in modern music and its most-successful concert run ever. The band sold 1.27 million tickets through the first nine months … [Read more...]